Awesome horns. When this song played, you had that warm feeling you were going to watch an AFC game, where the real action was back in the years.
@melbz1266
10 жыл бұрын
47 years old and it still send chills up my spine.
@gilbertmella4368
10 жыл бұрын
Same here! Best NFL Football intro ever! It really gets you into the mood of watching football
@Freewayjim
9 жыл бұрын
+melnyc 49 years old....agreed.
@JeffGR4
8 жыл бұрын
This NBC NFL theme is from 1973, so it wouldn't have been 47 years old when you posted your comment in 2014.
@Freewayjim
8 жыл бұрын
+JeffGR4 I was mentioning my age, I misinterpreted the OP.
@melbias5046
8 жыл бұрын
+JeffGR4 dude the guys are talking their age not how old is the theme.
@opticalghost9065
9 ай бұрын
I wish NBC would bring this back one Sunday Night as a throw back tribute. That would be one of the most amazing things ever to witness on live Television.
@richardwashington4664
3 жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid humming this theme song while in my parents backyard tossing the football around! Best theme song hands down!!
@anthonytaylor7928
2 жыл бұрын
We used to do it then act like we were running in slow motion
@JasonRourhier
5 ай бұрын
I turned 52 years old 2 weeks ago & this theme still sends chills up my spine!! Truthfully I was never much into sports as far as watching football & all on TV but I liked NFL ON NBC THEME & THE NFL TODAY THEME FROM CBS!!--I,ve always been more into game shows--however I,ve always thought NFL ON NBC & THE NFL TODAY ON CBS would have made great game show themes.
@normkirk65
3 жыл бұрын
Best NFL opening theme period !!
@johndoe-tx4vw
7 жыл бұрын
The best intro to NFL football. I wish NBC would use it again. All they would have to do is change the players.
@MrGb4ever
14 жыл бұрын
At 46 years old I never forgot this theme. These were the days!
@JungleRoarPod
13 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!!! Also used by NBC Sports during the World Series of the early and mid-70s. Watching the 1975 Fall Classic, this music is one of my favorite memories.
@animallover6193
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Fisk hits that dramatic game-winning HR in game 6.....but the Red Sox still lose the series the following night.
@Freewayjim
9 жыл бұрын
NBC is doing a "Retro" broadcast for the NASCAR Southern 500, would love to see them do one for Sunday Night Football with this theme.
@targettoad691
7 жыл бұрын
Freewayjim I wish that they would do the same, but Fox owns the nascar tv package. When NBC got to do the Southern 500, it was a special event. Whereas NBC owns the Sunday night package, so it wouldn't be as special. Also, I'm sure Goodell has some stupid rule banning that, just like how he bans throwbacks that have different color helmets (like Tampa's Creamsicle).
@bobbyknightmare
9 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack of many a Sunday. Thanks!
@edlawn5481
3 жыл бұрын
That and CBS' The NFL Today intro.
@wr70beh
Жыл бұрын
@@edlawn5481rooting for an NFC team, it was CBS and Musberger for me. Didn’t watch much of NBC except after the Washington game when the Colts were still playing because they always started at 2 from home.
@Chisox74
11 жыл бұрын
The best sports opening theme ever!!!
@davidpridham3741
3 жыл бұрын
I think the dolphin player suiting up who slams the side of his helmet at the end is #67 bob keutchenberg who passed away in 2019.
@melbz1266
13 жыл бұрын
LOT OF MEMORIES POP UP IN MY HEAD LISTENING TO THIS THEME.
@TheSports50
Жыл бұрын
This was my all time favorite NBC sports theme for Football and Baseball
@mauriceward5477
Жыл бұрын
It's the best NFL opening song ever.
@robbydubi
11 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with the NFL because of that opening
@radboysdad
2 жыл бұрын
classic theme....RIP Curt Gowdy and Kyle Rote.....visions of Dolphns and Raiders , Steelers and Raiders
@IanPunter
Жыл бұрын
Can never forget Raiders-Dolphins Dec 1974! But then the steelers snuck up on everyone.
@zzz1zzz1xxx
13 жыл бұрын
The song is called "Don't Turn Away" by Midnight Flite. There was a disco version released on TK Records which has a stepped-down tempo and generally isn't as intense/upbeat as this version. Still looking for a clean audio file of this fantastic theme...
@richcarreiro9594
Жыл бұрын
How did that work? The disco record by Midnite Flite (“Don’t Turn Away”) came out a few years after NBC was already using this. Did they just steal it?
@sveume
12 жыл бұрын
The NFL I grew up on!
@1985OldSkool
14 жыл бұрын
Please bring this theme back on the networks of NBC-Universal. This is great. This was before ESPN, CNN, MTV and even Fox were even born.
@nygn07
7 жыл бұрын
Man, I wish I was alive when this theme song aired! Awesome!
@altfactor
Жыл бұрын
The font used in this opening was the same that was used by NBC News at the time, and for good reason: In 1973, NBC Sports was still under the jurisdiction of NBC News.
@brettshepherd5240
11 жыл бұрын
I still love this
@headley62
12 жыл бұрын
I wish NBC would bring this back. The mid sixties to the mid seventies before all of the rules started to change was the golden age in the NFL. Pete Rozelle was the best commissioner in pro sports history. He was a marketing genius. NFL Films with the voice of John Facenda and the great music made watching This Week in Pro Football and The NFL game of the week mandatory. GO BROWNS!
@kurtbackert7107
2 жыл бұрын
Agree on all go Baltimore Colts
@josephheston9238
9 жыл бұрын
Whenever _Sunday Night Football_ comes on, I mute Carrie Underwood and play this.
@brettshepherd5240
8 жыл бұрын
You too? lol
@canesfan29
8 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@Official_Kings_Versus
8 жыл бұрын
Same here!!! And i also play the '95-'97 theme as well!
@clubhouseme
6 жыл бұрын
nice
@janettemcclelland2959
5 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@tyrondavis6727
5 жыл бұрын
Bring back the damn theme song. This gives me the great chills. Now, I don't know about the present day Sunday Night Football, but this song circa 1973-74 is the chills and sends me back frozen in time. Please take me back to the time machine. The only problem is that, I was born in 1977, so therefore I was four years too late behind the theme song. Thanks again for playing 😎🇺🇸🌤️☕🏈🍳🥞🥓🍽️🍁 and trying to play catching up on the 1970s
@joejacobs6875
5 жыл бұрын
But they used it on NFL 81 for the scoring updates by Bryant Gumble, so you really weren't too late after all
@ddesign63
Жыл бұрын
This was that concussion football😂😂😂. We use to grind it out on the field. But glad it’s somewhat safer today
@rockyracoon3233
5 жыл бұрын
Bring back this theme!!
@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380
Жыл бұрын
the music and them gearing up! great
@frankpalancio8471
6 ай бұрын
This will get you fired up for football more than anything today on the pre game shows. The Miami Dolphins were badass in those days, unlike the break dancing Dolphins of today
@jaysonwinningham6062
2 жыл бұрын
Great music 🎶🎵
@stevebully
12 жыл бұрын
Haven't heard this song in decades!!!
@NFLGAMETIME
4 жыл бұрын
When the Browns vs Steelers rivalries where the best rivalries in the NFL ahh yes the good days
@Aztecism
7 жыл бұрын
You know what's incredible, the fact that the Oakland Raiders are nowhere to be found on this promo but the Dallas Cowboys are. Al must have loved that.
@fluxerflixer1
3 жыл бұрын
Haha. So funny, I bet his blood pressure rose when he first saw it.
@charmerinarmer
13 жыл бұрын
Old football music like this is fantastic for working out, this theme and alot of the Sam Spence Music!!
@edlawn5481
Жыл бұрын
CBS' "NFL Today" Theme in the mid 70s, was great as well. And of course the original Monday Night Football theme.
@pstd72aug24
13 жыл бұрын
Thanks John80220, it's exactly what I was looking for. After NBC stopped using I thought I'd never hear it again. But that was before KZitem and people like you.
@bradmonium1
11 жыл бұрын
such a good promo; why can't they do this anymore
@salvadordipaling7451
3 жыл бұрын
Music so good you wanna get in a three-point stance! 😀
@melbrowne3370
10 ай бұрын
BEST GAME TIME MUSIC EVER!!!!!!!
@toddtaylor3384
4 жыл бұрын
Really hard to find this theme but it brings back a great deal of memories... Go Broncos!
@smoothjazzonthewav
3 жыл бұрын
Best NFL theme ever. Nothing comes close.
@anthonytaylor7928
2 жыл бұрын
True true that
@FirebrandAL
2 жыл бұрын
Man this song fucks
@altfactor
13 жыл бұрын
@mpetraglia1975 This version was used for almost all NBC Sports coverage from 1973 through 1975, except: (1) Wimbledon tennis, where a fanfare music that NBC would use right up through the end of their Wimbledon broadcasts in 2011; (2) Golf, where if my memory serves me correct, they used a slow-tempo, string-laiden arrangement of this theme. Starting in 1976, NBC would use a college marching-band arrangement of this music for collegiate sports.
@terrytitus5291
4 ай бұрын
That was before I started watching football but the theme seemed to be along the lines of what I saw,players pounding teammates shoulder pads,more upbeat music!
@jcdixon97
13 жыл бұрын
Good vid. This music made me expect Ponch and Jon to ride up and smile at the end.
@williamdaniels9239
Жыл бұрын
i loved this theme song
@janettemcclelland2959
11 жыл бұрын
No offense to John Wiliams,but NBC should bring this back for SNF and Football Night in America. Betcha Bob Costas would like that...
@janettemcclelland2959
10 жыл бұрын
Yeah. They had to put in the guitars and beats for today's audience. This version should be used at least once(Thanksgiving?).
@gilbertmella4368
10 жыл бұрын
Yeah! NBC should also hire Frank Gifford from retirement. He was really good on ABC's MNF
@janettemcclelland2959
10 жыл бұрын
Gilbert Mella After all,his wife already works there-Kathie Lee
@1985OldSkool
9 жыл бұрын
+Gilbert Mella Sadly, they can no longer hire Frank Gifford. He died August 9, 2015 (one week before he would have turned 85).
@melbias5046
9 жыл бұрын
love it!
@jerlv9
4 жыл бұрын
Cue that sweet sexy saxophone that screams nfl at :23 ....AND GO!
@natsirt69
13 жыл бұрын
best theme ever
@kxx46
14 жыл бұрын
Love this theme. The current one NBC uses puts me to sleep.
@MrLehnerd
13 жыл бұрын
This was also used when NBC did saturday Game of the week Baseball too
@JohnRRoe2
11 жыл бұрын
I remember this theme song. When NBC not only did football? But, Baseball and Hockey too!!! I wish NBC would do this theme song for Sunday night football and NHL on NBC??? When they both return next month+October??!!
@JungleRoarPod
13 жыл бұрын
The song is called 'Just Turn Away'
@yishaiben-mordechai2054
10 жыл бұрын
Larry Csonka. 'Nuff said.
@cykopvth
Жыл бұрын
where did this go? i’ve never heard this before, it’s great!!
@raelraven3
9 жыл бұрын
I loved it a couple of years after this when the film included a scene of Bert Jones of the Baltimore Colts running down the sidelines and getting pinwheeled head over heels on a viscious hit. Classic, hard-nosed football stuff! Also, am I crazy or was there a much slower, more mellow version of this song that NBC would play going into commerical breaks during games with the lyrics "Don't turn away . . . "?
@smoothjazzonthewav
3 жыл бұрын
Bert Jones was tough as nails. Played like a linebacker. Ultimately that shortened his career. Guy had a cannon for an arm.
@edlawn5481
Жыл бұрын
@@smoothjazzonthewav Belichick said of all the quarterbacks he ever coached, if he was building a team, he'd start with Bert Jones.....yes, over that other guy.
@jimrutter2851
2 жыл бұрын
NBC used it for MLB and NHL also , wish somebody had those themes also .
@drewzuhosky6826
2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget an updated version of this theme was used in 2003 during its Arena Football coverage.
@MrGb4ever
14 жыл бұрын
Back in those days, I wore nothing but those White Pumas! They were the sharpest looking cleats back then! Now, I wear nothing but white Nikes! Sorry about that Puma, they`re a lttle bit sharper! Lol!
@ruislip1964
11 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite font for NBC Sports. Plus, I'd rather listen to this music than Faith Hill every Sunday night. The instrumental piece makes me dream of being back in marching band.
@xSoccerxCorex
13 жыл бұрын
@zzz1zzz1xxx apparently, NBC used that version for their baseball in the late 70's, which i found a bit odd
@brettshepherd5240
6 жыл бұрын
NBC PLEASE WISE UP AND BRING THIS BACK. NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR CARRIE UNDERWOOD
@Dbulkss
6 жыл бұрын
Smooth
@MrKhalil9
11 жыл бұрын
this theme was for baseball too!
@josephwilliams3185
8 жыл бұрын
and nhl hockey too
@jose.luis.ayala.
Ай бұрын
PLEASE, SOMEONE START A PETITION TO GET RID OF KARAOKE UNDERWOOD. BRING BACK THIS INTRO.
@mwoodrow22
11 жыл бұрын
Just great that's all
@timothytodd8479
4 жыл бұрын
I loved that Nbc Intro. NBC sports curt gowdy. And dick enberg
@raynardabraham7831
7 жыл бұрын
Did they have a pre game show & a halftime highlight show, or did they just go to the game & show college bands at halftime ?
@sfcphilip
14 жыл бұрын
This just pumps me up!!!!! Go Cowboys!!!
@richcarreiro9594
Жыл бұрын
So how did this work? Did NBC have it originally and then Midnite Flite made a disco version of it? Or was there some older song that both NBC and Midnite Flite separately remade?
@Jensuarezgonzalez
12 жыл бұрын
Sunday Night Football is going Old School.
@pstd72aug24
13 жыл бұрын
There's a disco version of this theme, anybody remember it? I think this is one of the best all time themes.
@richcarreiro9594
Жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/w4GBzKmgq6SQdJw
@CommishNflpro
12 жыл бұрын
@zzz1zzz1xxx Did you ever find the disco version? I remember it being used briefly, but can't seem to find it myself.
@Jiltedin2007
12 жыл бұрын
Didn't NBC Sports also used this intro for Hockey in 1974?
@josephwilliams3185
8 жыл бұрын
yes and for mlb baseball too.
@stephenjackson7099
4 жыл бұрын
What is the name of this theme. NBC always does it with the music back rhen
@drewzuhosky6826
2 жыл бұрын
_Don't Turn Away_ by Midnite Flight.
@John80220
13 жыл бұрын
@pstd72aug24 -- Do a KZitem search for Midnite Flight "Don't Turn Away" for the full disco version of the NBC Sports theme.
@pstd72aug24
13 жыл бұрын
There's a disco version of this theme, anybody remember it?
@headley62
12 жыл бұрын
@TheOusooner56 I've always felt sorry for the deaf.
@stevemandl5140
5 жыл бұрын
when did pregame shows start for football games?
@headley62
5 жыл бұрын
When idiots started watching them.
@beaverstuffers
7 жыл бұрын
Just a band at halftime
@bill12616
12 жыл бұрын
I call this sport jazz
@nwebster84
8 жыл бұрын
Clearly, not dated at all...
@jprant6710
2 жыл бұрын
dude u blew it very beginning cut off can you redo PLEASE! Dont turn it over- its killing us man!
@theotherguy245689
13 жыл бұрын
@mpetraglia1975 actuall its dont turn away
@elgroovey8407
Жыл бұрын
The good old days
@MrKhalil9
12 жыл бұрын
lets go eagles! lets go! lets go eagles! lets go!
@RayJacksonbighmw
11 жыл бұрын
It's all about THE NATION BABY!!! AL DAVIS IS GOD!!!
@drmorrison
12 жыл бұрын
Hey,NBC : I say again,please bring back this theme music for your NFL games.The stuff you currently use is garbage.
@michaelhodges8312
10 жыл бұрын
Dallas Cowboys are the only NFC team in this intro.
@rockvilleraven
10 жыл бұрын
Michael Hodges Probably because NBC carried the AFC games at the time, dating back to the AFL days in the 60s
@headley62
8 жыл бұрын
+willie beamen Don't forget the Detroit Lions.
@headley62
8 жыл бұрын
+willie beamen The Philadelphia Eagles are in it too.
@dolphingoosby7195
8 жыл бұрын
new Orleans saints, and Detroit lions are also in it.
@headley62
12 жыл бұрын
@a1cjlock They'd better build a new stadium or your favorite team may be the Los Angeles Dolphins. The Orange Bowl was better that the current stadium.
@clubhouseme
6 жыл бұрын
the dolphins are never leaving miami fuckface
@reginald29061
11 жыл бұрын
Best NFL opening next to "great games great moments openings " . One more thing that dolphins locker room seen in that classic opening would not put up with that moron suspended currently by dolphins for the racist comments .
@cjs83172
11 жыл бұрын
No, because Don Shula would not tolerate that kind of person on his roster, much a player as dirty as Incognito. The one thing that made Shula's teams so hard to beat was that they rarely beat themselves, and part of that was the fact that Shula's teams were always among the least penalized in the league. They played hard and hit hard, make no mistake about that, but they always did it within the rules.
@floydefisher
10 жыл бұрын
I'm 52 years old, and I'll tell it to you straight up...this NFL on NBC theme is more fit for a Saturday morning super hero cartoon than an NFL game. Not bad, but it is what it is. You want epic themes, check out ES Posthumous 'NFL on CBS' theme, or the Thursday Night Football theme currently used by the NFL Network.
@cjs83172
10 жыл бұрын
Well, I think the best theme was the old "NFL on CBS" theme from the 70s, which was actually used to some degree on a number of NFL Films highlights, including on the NFL's 1973 season highlight film when the rules changes for 1974 were being mentioned, such as moving the kickoffs back from the 40 to the 35, moving the goal posts back to the end line, not to mention the rule changes meant to open up the game. A portion of that theme was also used for the credits to the Super Bowl X highlight film NFL Film produced. Another theme I think was great that many people don't was the "Give it All You Got" NBA theme CBS used from 1973-'74, when CBS first got the NBA all the way through 1979 (it was even used for Magic Johnson's first game in 1979). And the classic Monday Night Football theme from ABC, which was also used by NFL Films in their Super Bowl IX film, as well as by MLB Productions on their 1978 World Series film, was a great one, as well, and an updated version is used by ESPN even now. The classic TW.I.B. theme song was also used in the highlight films of Super Bowls IX and X, which was before T.W.I.B. was even born, but that theme is associated more with T.W.I.B. than with NFL Films.
@retroguy1976
14 жыл бұрын
@kxx46 lol
@TheOusooner56
13 жыл бұрын
nice intro..but the song is DREADFUL!!!
@cubicleboy
13 жыл бұрын
NBC always had the worst theme songs. CBS and ABC killed it.
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